The Town of Huntington.........part XII

- Such a nice place to live and raise a family.

Well, don’t this beat all?

Supervisor Petrone Outlines His Agenda at Inaugural Ceremony

By Village Tattler, on January 7th, 2014

Huntington Supervisor Frank P. Petrone took the oath of office for a record sixth time January 6 and in an address outlined an agenda for the next for years that brings to fruition projects that implement his long-term vision for the Town.

 

Supervisor Petrone’s speech came before an audience of more than 500 people at Elwood/John H. Glenn High School at a ceremony that also saw Town Council Members Mark Cuthbertson and Tracey A. Edwards and Highway Superintendent Peter S. Gunther take their oaths and U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer and Rep. Steve Israel make congratulatory remarks.

“But most important,” he continued, “ four years from now I want to look back at a term in which cooperation was the hallmark of this Town Board, as everyone works together to achieve our common goal of

“Four years from now, I would like to look back at this term as the one that brought home the vision I have had for the Town over the past 20 years,” Supervisor Petrone said. He went on to list specific accomplishments he would like to see with respect to Huntington Station revitalization; further development of the route 110 Corridor in Melville; parking in Huntington village; parks improvements; a satisfactory resolution of the LIPA tax assessment suit; and an expansion of housing options for families, young persons and seniors."

Noting the different skill sets of his Town Board colleagues, the Supervisor detailed specific areas, based on their particular backgrounds, in which he asked each of them to work with him.

He asked Councilwoman Edwards to work with him on human resources and training issues in Town government, as well as working with Suffolk County and private industry to identify jobs for Huntington residents and help them identify training opportunities.

He asked Councilman Cuthbertson to be the point person on economic development and technical improvement issues in the town, to continue shepherding the Melville Master Plan to fruition and to work with the commercial real estate industry to help re-purpose vacant and underutilized buildings in the Route 110 Corridor.

He asked Councilman Eugene Cook to work with him on maximizing resources and services between the Highway and General Services Departments.

He asked Councilwoman Susan A. Berland to spearhead a thorough review and revision of Town Code, focusing on quality of life concerns.

“I have enjoyed every one of the past 20 years that I have served as Supervisor of this great Town,” Supervisor Petrone concluded. “I asked voters to allow me to serve a sixth term because I wanted to complete the unfinished business, bringing to fruition projects that have been my dreams for so many years. I look forward over the next four years to moving ahead together with my colleagues on the Town Board, my fellow elected officials in the Town and in County, state and federal government and most importantly, with all of you, the residents of Huntington.”

In his remarks, Councilman Cuthbertson, the senior member of the Town Council, said “We must continue to recognize that we are coming out of the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression and continue or efforts to deliver the most cost effective and efficient government. ..I want us to continue to do what we do best. The things that we do best are as follows: we build civic and athletic facilities, we acquire great open spaces and parks, we regulate our quality of life and waterways, we pave roads and pick up garbage, we help promote economic development and affordable housing and we provide information about the services that we have at Town Hall. Those are things that we have done well and should continue to focus on, even if they are controversial.”

Councilwoman Edwards, the newest member of the Town Council, cited accessibility and employment as two of her priorities. She said he planned to establish “civic Saturdays… so I can come out to the communities and hear what’s on your mind so that you could shape me into a better councilperson.” In the area of employment, she said, “Employment lifts up individuals, families and communities, I think we can create more partnerships with our educational institutions labor and businesses so we to build the bridge and close he gaps so that we have trained people available for new technology, traditional jobs and green jobs.”

Highway Superintendent Gunther, in his remarks, noted the support he had received from the Supervisor and Town Departments during the recent snow storm and called for continued cooperation to help achieve efficiencies and savings.

Sen. Schumer told the audience, “I know how hard these people work for you. And you need it, because the quality of life is outstanding. Elected officials have to be vigilant to keep it that way, and they will. These four truly will…. [they are] people who care about their community and their fellow citizens.”

The ceremony included participation by all of the Town fire departments, American Legion and VFW Posts and veterans groups, as well as performances by the Spanish Choir from St. Hugh of Lincoln Roman Catholic Church and the Elwood/John H. Glenn High School Honors Ensemble.

January 7th, 2014 | Category: Frank Petrone, Gene Cook, Huntington Station, Mark Cuthbertson, Susan Berland, Town of Huntington, Tracey Edwards

3 comments to Supervisor Petrone Outlines His Agenda at Inaugural Ceremony:

·                  what did Steve Israel say

January 7, 2014 at 9:29 pm · Reply

Did he say Obamacare is really taking off now?

I hope I run against Gomez again and not Labate

I know I’m Pelosi’s puppet but someone’s got to do it

the money I took for my previous campaigns came from convicted felons like the arms dealer thrown into prison after a federal judge ruled he was a danger to our national security – hey we all do it money is money

I’m sorry Obama has thrown the nation of Israel under the bus many times but hey the guy really does love those Iranian Islamists

My love for Huntington and supervisor Petrone is strong so let’s build more high density housing and bring in more democrats er I mean people

I love being single again

My next gig may be to bump chuckie schumer

·                  einstein

January 7, 2014 at 11:00 pm · Reply

Why is crook smiling?

·                  Please answer with honesty

January 8, 2014 at 12:30 am · Reply

Mr. Cuthbertson, where do you plan to promote economic and affordable housing?

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Generation X Is Sick of Your Bullshit

You're going to read this, and you're going to say, how is this about tech? I'm gonna head you off at that pass: This is a message from Internet, the generation that became the voice that set the tone for everything you love about the Net. And it's pissed. –Editor

"Earlier generations have weathered recessions, of course; this stall we're in has the look of something nastier. Social Security and Medicare are going to be diminished, at best. Hours worked are up even as hiring staggers along: Blood from a stone looks to be the normal order of things "going forward," to borrow the business-speak. Economists are warning that even when the economy recuperates, full employment will be lower and growth will be slower-a sad little rhyme that adds up to something decidedly ­unpoetic. A majority of Americans say, for the first time ever, that this generation will not be better off than its parents." —New York Magazine

Generation X is sick of your bullshit.

The first generation to do worse than its parents? Please. Been there. Generation X was told that so many times that it can't even read those words without hearing Winona Ryder's voice in its heads. Or maybe it's Ethan Hawke's. Possibly Bridget Fonda's. Generation X is getting older, and can't remember those movies so well anymore. In retrospect, maybe they weren't very good to begin with.

But Generation X is tired of your sense of entitlement. Generation X also graduated during a recession. It had even shittier jobs, and actually had to pay for its own music. (At least, when music mattered most to it.) Generation X is used to being fucked over. It lost its meager savings in the dot-com bust. Then came George Bush, and 9/11, and the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Generation X bore the brunt of all that. And then came the housing crisis.

Generation X wasn't surprised. Generation X kind of expected it.

Generation X is a journeyman. It didn't invent hip hop, or punk rock, or even electronica (it's pretty sure those dudes in Kraftwerk are boomers) but it perfected all of them, and made them its own. It didn't invent the Web, but it largely built the damn thing. Generation X gave you Google and Twitter and blogging; Run DMC and Radiohead and Nirvana and Notorious B.I.G. Not that it gets any credit.

But that's okay. Generation X is used to being ignored, stuffed between two much larger, much more vocal, demographics. But whatever! Generation X is self-sufficient. It was a latchkey child. Its parents were too busy fulfilling their own personal ambitions to notice any of its trophies-which were admittedly few and far between because they were only awarded for victories, not participation.

In fairness, Generation X could use a better spokesperson. Barack Obama is just a little too senior to count among its own, and it has debts older than Mark Zuckerberg. Generation X hasn't had a real voice since Kurt Cobain blew his brains out, Tupac was murdered, Jeff Mangum went crazy, David Foster Wallace hung himself, Jeff Buckley drowned, River Phoenix overdosed, Elliott Smith stabbed himself (twice) in the heart, Axl got fat.

Generation X is beyond all that bullshit now. It quit smoking and doing coke a long time ago. It has blood pressure issues and is heavier than it would like to be. It might still take some ecstasy, if it knew where to get some. But probably not. Generation X has to be up really early tomorrow morning.

Generation X is tired.

It's a parent now, and there's always so damn much to do. Generation X wishes it had better health insurance and a deeper savings account. It wonders where its 30s went. It wonders if it still has time to catch up.

Right now, Generation X just wants a beer and to be left alone. It just wants to sit here quietly and think for a minute. Can you just do that, okay? It knows that you are so very special and so very numerous, but can you just leave it alone? Just for a little bit? Just long enough to sneak one last fucking cigarette? No?

Whatever. It's cool.

Generation X is used to disappointments. Generation X knows you didn't even read the whole thing. It doesn't want or expect your re-blogs; it picked the wrong platform.

Generation X should have posted this to LiveJournal.

Republished from Mat Honan's tumblr.

http://gizmodo.com/5851062/generation-x-is-sick-of-your-bullshit

I Have Rights, Too!

- But, do I actually exercise all of them?

In the United States of America, you have a few “rights” not afforded other folks around the Globe. Most of these “rights” are predicated on your age, and most of these “rights” are illegal for you to engage in if you are not yet eighteen years old. If you have come of age, in most instances you have the right to:

·        Vote
·        Drink an alcoholic beverage
·        Sign legally binding documents
·        Get married
·        Become an astronautServe in the military

·        Own a firearm
·        Get a legal abortion
·        Become a Federal Legislator
·        Become President
·        And, of course -

                                                  - Yup, been there, too.

This is just a short rendition of a very long list of “rights” we enjoy as citizens of this Nation. I’m certain that you can easily add to this list. My point is, just because you have the “right” to do something, do you actually do it? I can only speak for myself, so I will attempt to come up with a fairly accurate accounting for some of the “rights” I do, and don’t, exercise.

·        I must say that I do vote, and have done so ever since I turned eighteen. I guess it was instilled in me by my parents, and fortified by my three years of military service. But, I do find that, military service or not, a vast majority of people in this Country never have, or will, see the inside of a polling place. I guess they can’t be bothered, and don’t feel their vote means anything. In my eyes, this is the largest travesty plaguing our democracy. 

                                                                                                                               

·        As far as drinking alcoholic beverages, I kind of jumped the gun on that one. I was about thirteen when I first imbibed. But, I know people who have never touched the stuff.

·        The very first legally binding contract I signed was with the U.S. Army. Since then there have been many. It’s been my experience that there are a lot of folks who have never, nor will they ever, sign a legal document during their lifetime.

·        When it comes to marriage, I’ve been down the aisle three times, and that’s all I’m going to mention about that. There are certainly those who choose not to marry, and that statistic is rising at an alarming rate.

                                     

·        I’ve covered the military thing, now I can toss being an astronaut (fear of heights), becoming President (fear of Republicans), being a Federal Legislator (fear of Republicans).

•         As far as the question of getting an abortion, first of all I do not possess any of the needed body parts. But, if I did, I’m can pretty much say for certain that, with my brand of sexually active lifestyle, I would have opted to exercise that “right” once, perhaps more.. With my attitude, in general, I would have opened a can of “whoop-ass” on anybody who tried to stop me. There isn’t a government or church on the face of this Earth that has the “right” to force a woman to take a pregnancy to full term. It is her decision, and hers alone. And, if you don’t have that necessary parts to be a “her”, then you are a “him” and have no leg to stand on. So, shut up                                          and sit down!                                       

·        Now let’s tackle the “right to bear arms”, as per the 2^nd Amendment to our Constitution. Having had the opportunity to play with guns when I was nineteen, I made the very conscious choice to not bear arms in my tenure as a civilian (43 years). So, just how Many Americans exercise this “right” to bear arms? The answer I found was actually more than I would have guessed, but, even though more people own guns that vote, gun ownership in this Country is definitely a scourge against our National character.

        “Most estimates range between 39% and 50% of US households having at least one gun (that's about 43-55         million households). The estimates for the number of privately owned guns range from 190 million to 300 million. Removed those that skew the stats for their own purposes the best estimates are about 45% or 52 million of American households owning 260 million guns). 
Some recent estimates:

- A 2011 Gallup poll estimates that 47 percent of US households own a gun.

- A 2007 Small Arms Survey estimates there are 88.7 guns per 100 Americans (#1 in the world for guns per capita)

- A 2010 estimate from the NRA states "Privately owned firearms in the U.S.: Approaching 300 million, including     nearly 100 million handguns. The number of firearms rises over 4 million annually." ^[1]

Although our Federal Government downplays the amounts, the sales of your typical assault rifle reached an all-time high of 100,000 units in 2010 ^[4]. Why all the fascination with assault rifles? I can only conclude that everyone who purchases such a weapon yearns to be in uniform. Take a quick look at a couple of reviews of the most popular models:

“The M16-A2 is the standard issue rifle. It's carried by pretty much every soldier in a combat zone. Most people simply call it the M-16. The M-16 has been around in one version or another since the Vietnam War (the first version, the M16A1 entered Army service in 1964). Its longevity is creditable to its usefulness as a general assault weapon. It's quite simply one of the finest military rifles ever made (although advocates of the M-4 Carbine may argue with me). The rifle is lightweight, simple to operate, and puts out a lot of lead.” ^[2]

”The AK-47 design history started as the Germans had designed and manufactured the StG44 assault rifle. The German research showed that most fire fights took place within 300 meters, as the power and range of other weaponry was excessive for small arm fire fights, armies had the need for a rifle with submachine gun abilities, like for example large capacity cartridge, and selective firing. Although the StG44 (Sturmgewehr 44) was not the first assault rifle to have these features. The Italian Cei-Rigotti and Russian Fedorov Avtomat where the predecessors.” ^[3]

I have fired both these weapons in a relatively humid, hot environment, and I can say with certainty the AK-47 was the all-around winner. It seemed to tolerate dirt, mud, and water more successfully than the M16-A2. The M16’s predecessor, the AR15 was a total disaster with constant malfunctions and misfires. The AK-47 is also more easily field stripped and cleaned. At the time, a thirty round clip was not made available for the M16-A2. The extra ten rounds made a world of difference when you needed maximum fire power.

Having said that, I cannot for the life of me understand, or rationalize, the civilian ownership of a weapon even remotely similar to these two. I would prefer that we lived in a Nation and at a time where the ownership of firearms wasn’t at all necessary. I’m enough of a realist to understand that will never happen as long male machismo rules the World. Maybe, just maybe, I’ll live long enough to see what a difference women rulers and leaders would make.

Here are a few more statistics for all the “stat-geeks” among you:

“In 2009, in a declaration made as part of the court case Heller v. District of Columbia, which challenged D.C.’s assault weapons ban, NRA research coordinator Mark Overstreet reported that, from 1986 to 2007, at least 1,626,525 AR-15-style semi-automatic rifles were produced and not exported from the United States. Overstreet suggested that you could use trends in NICS background checks to project future sales of AR-15-style rifles. As of Nov. 30, 2012, the total number of NICS background checks increased by 50.4 percent since the end of 2007. If the number of AR-15 rifles increased similarly, then that means there are at least 2,446,294 AR-15 rifles currently available in the United States.” ^[5]

 “*Correction, December 20, 2012: This post originally and incorrectly referred to the AR-15 semi-automatic as an "assault rifle." Though the AR-15 could be correctly referred to as an "assault weapon" or an "assault-style rifle," an "assault rifle" specifically refers to a rifle with fully automatic firing capability. The language in the post has been corrected to reflect this distinction.” ^[5]

“There are no federal restrictions on the ownership of AR-15 rifles in the United States. During the period 1994–2004 variants with certain features such as collapsible stocks, flash suppressors, and bayonet lugs were prohibited for sales to civilians by the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994, with the included Assault Weapons Ban. Included in this was a restriction on the pistol grip that protrudes beneath the stock, which was considered an accessory feature under the ban and was also subject to restrictions. Some rifles were manufactured with a grip not described under the Ban installed in its place. Those AR-15s that were manufactured with those features, as well as the accompanying full capacity magazines, were stamped "Restricted Military/Government/Law Enforcement/Export Only". The restrictions only applied to guns manufactured after the ban took effect. It was legal to own, sell, or buy any gun built before 1994. Hundreds of thousands of pre-ban ARs were sold during the ban as well as new guns redesigned to be legal.

Since the expiration of the Federal AWB in September 2004,^[35] these features became legal in most states.^[36] Since the expiration of the ban, the manufacture and sale of then-restricted rifles has resumed completely.

At least five states (NY, NJ, CA, MD, CT) regulate possession of AR-15 rifles either by the restriction of certain features or outright bans of certain manufacturers' models. For example: the "A3" tactical carbine pictured above is legal for sale and possession in the United States generally, but is illegal for sale in California and the Colt AR-15 is banned by name in New Jersey.” ^[2]

[1]:  http://wiki.answers.com/Q/How_many_gun_owners_are_there_in_the_United_States_of_America

[2]: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AR-15

[3]: http://www.armedforces-int.com/projects/ak_47_assault_rifle.html

[4]: http://theweek.com/article/index/239812/the-assault-weapon-an-instant-guide

[5]: http://www.slate.com/blogs/crime/2012/12/20/assault_rifle_stats_how_many_assault_rifles_are_there_in_america.html

The GOP Rape Advisory Chart

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2012/10/24/1149395/-GOP-Rape-Advisory-Chart-h-t-to-connecticutie?detail=email

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

You can’t make this stuff up!

Are you really going to vote for these wonderful people on November 6^th?

 

You realize, don’t you, that they won’t stop

 

until your Country is a Church State, just like

 

Iraq, Iran, Syria, Egypt, Libya, The UAE,

 

Saudi Arabia, Yemen, etc.